Cork-puller.



PATENTBD OCT J. BROWN.

CORK FULLER.

APPLICATION FILED ma. 6, 1904.

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JULIUS BROWN, OF PEEKSKILL, NEW YORK.

CORK-FULLER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 17, 1905.

Application flied Pahruaryfi. 1904. Serial No. 192,469.

To (ti/- whom. it nutty concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUS Bnowu, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Peekskill, in the county ofWestchester and State of New York, have invented a. certain new and useful Cork-Puller, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the removing of corks from bottles, and has for its object a device that with a downward movement of a lever will, pull the cork from the bottle and the returning of the lever will remove the cork from the screw. The object is attained by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawings. in which like letters and figures refer to similar parts throughout the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is an end view of the device with l the front of the casing removed. Fig. 2 is a side view of the internal mechanism, showing the relation of the parts to each other. Fig. 3is a side elevation of the bottle-pusher. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of theplunger that car rice the corkscrew. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a locking-lever. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the block that gives motion to the screw. Fig. 7 is a top view of the pusher shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 8 isa bottom end view of the plunger shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 9 is a top view of the internal mechanism. Fig. 10 illustrates the means of inserting the screw in the cork. Fig. 11 illustrates the manner in .which the cork may be removed from the The mechanism of this cork-puller is inclosed within a casing designed to be secured to the wall or against any suitable stationary support, the back with screw-holes at the top and bottom being shown by r, Fig. 1, the rectangular form of the casing being represented in Fig. 9, Z Zconstituting the sides, and Z" the front, of the casing. In Fig. 2- the side Z is supposed tobe removed, revealing the internal mechanism. A plunger 6, sliding in a slot in the casing, has a vertical movement and supports the corkscrew a at the top, the top arching over the block c, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 9. On the side of the plunger at right angles to the screw are gear-teeth, as shown at 2, Fig. 4, and also in Figs. 2 and 9.

The corkscrew a may be attached to the plunger in any suitable manner, but is here represented as having a semispherical head 8, Fig. 2, having a seat in a washer 9. A setscrew 7 enters the head 8, so that the screw has a supporting-point at the upper end, and

also in the block a, to be described. The head 8 lies between supports 4 5'at the extremity of the arch of the plunger. The support 5 is slotted, as at 6, Figs. 4 and 5. The block 0 (shown in perspective in Fig. 6) is perforated with a slot 17, which has the same spiral as the screw. The screw passes through this block, as in Figs. 1, 2, 10, and 11, and the vertical movement of the screw through the block causes the screw to revolve. The block is secured to the casing. As shown in Fig. 6, the block a is also provided with a slot 18, in which the pusher d is held and in which the pusher hasavertical movement. In aside elevation of the pusher, as shown in Fig. 3, the part 12 is that which occupies the siot18 in the block. The lower end of the pusher forms a ring 14, Fig. 7 the hole 16 being adapted to admit a cork and the ring adapted to bear against the mouth of the bottle, as in Fig. 10. The pusher is also provided with rack-teeth, as at 13, .Fig. 3, and as shown in several other figures.

A shaft j, Figs. 9. 10, also shown in Fig. 2, passes sidewise through the casing, one journal i being shown, the other end being provided with a. handle 10., Figs. 1,, 2, 9. Two sectors e f are mounted on the shaft, the larger one, 0, having gear-teeth to engage with the teeth on the plunger 6, as in Fig. 2, and the smaller, f, having teeth to engage with the teeth on the pusher (i, as in'Fig. 10. The two sectors are secured to the shaft in such positions that the action of one follows the other, and they do not operate simultaneously.

The plunger 6 is provided near its top with a tooth 1, shown here to be angular; but the form is not particular. This is acted upon by a corresponding tooth 1' on the sector 0, as will be described.

Figs. 2, 5, 9, and 10, is a locking device. it is shown in perspective in Fig. 5. It is suspended by its arms 19 upon each side of the pusher d, as in Fig. 9. Its lower end 21, Fig. 5, drops by gravity under the projection 15, Fig. 3, on the pusher and retains the pusher in the raised position. (Shown in Fig. 2.), Its other end 20 is acted upon by a cam-surface 24 on the sector j, which retains the locker in its place until it may be released by the cam. lrVhen at rest, the base of the last tooth of the sector rests against the locker, as at 23, Fig. 2, and this serves as a stop for the rotation of the shaft. hen the point 25 of the cam passes the end of the locker, as in Fig. 10, the locker is free to move away from thepusher and allow of the descent of the pusher, as also indicated in Fig. 10. The shaft isoperated by the handle /1, Figs. 1. 2, 9.

The operation of this combination is as follows: The normal position of the parts is shown in Fig. 2, the handle standing vertically. As the handle is pulled forward the sector r causes the descent of the plunger 1), the cork screw a revolving during the descent. The plunger will have reached the limit of its movement just as the last tooth of the sector 1: leaves it, as in Fig. 10. Atthe same instant the teeth of sector f engage with the teeth of the pusher (1, the cam 24 releases the locker g, and the pusher is carried downward to the limit of its movement, which will be reached when the tooth 1 on the sector impinges against the teeth 1 on the plunger 7). A return of the lever to its vertical position restores the parts to their normal placesv Figs. 10 and 11 illustrate these movements and the operation of drawing a cork from a bottle. The mouth of the bottle m is .held against the pusher with the end area of the cork lying within the ring 14. The downward movement of the lever forces the screw through the cork, as in Fig. 10. The farther progress of the lever causes the pusher to force the bottle from the cork, as in Fig. 11. It will be obvious by reference to Fig. 11 that as the han dle la is restored to its normal position the pusher will first be raised to its place and that as the plunger is restored to its raised position the cork 72. on the screw will come in contact with the block 0, the screw will be drawn from the cork, and the cork will fall to the floor.

It will be plain that the various parts herein shown may be varied in form of construction. For instance, the block 0 and the guide J 18 need not necessarily be in one piece. The cam 24 may be separated from the sector.

The two sectors may be in one piece. A right to make such variations and such others as mechanical advantages might suggest is reserved, so long as the principles of the invention are adhered to.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a cork-extractor, a frame or casing, a plunger mounted to slide with reciprocating movement in said frame, a corkscrew carried by said plunger and havinga bearing thereon for rotation thereof, means for rotating said corkscrew as it is reciprocated. a bottle-pusher mounted to reciprocate in said frame adjacent to said corkscrew, a shaft journaled in said frame and connected to an operating-lever, means for connecting said shaft and plunger for moving the latter in one direction during the first part of the rotation of the former, means connecting the shaft and pusher for moving the latter in the same direction during the further rotation of the former, a locker pivoted in said frame, an element carried by said shaft having an edge in the form of an arc of a circle, of sufficient length and adapted to continuously engage said locker during that portion only of the rotation of said shaft in which the plunger is moved, whereby said locker is held in engagement ith said pusher to positively retain the latter against movement during the movement of the plunger, and is released from said engagement when the plunger is at the end of its movement.

2. In a cork-extractor, a frame or casing, a plunger mounted to slide with reciprocating movement in said frame, a corkscrew carried by said plunger and having a bearing thereon for rotation thereof, means for rotating said corkscrew as it is reciprocated, a bottle-pusher mounted to reciprocate in said frame adjacent to said corkscrew, a shaft journaled in said frame and connected to an operating-lever, means connecting said shaft and plunger for moving the latter in one direction during the first part of the rotation of the former, means connecting the shaft and pusher for moving the latter in the same direction during the further rotation of the former, a sector-shaped locker pivoted at its smaller end tosaid frame to swing freely therein, an element carried by said shaft having an edge in the form of an arc of a circle, of sufficient length and adapted to continuously engage one side of the free end of said locker during that portion only of the rotation'of said shaft in which the plunger is moved, whereby the other side of the free end of said locker is held in engagement with a projection on said pusher to positively retain the latter against movement during the movement of the plunger, and is released from said engagement when the plunger is at the end of its movement.

3. In a cork-extractor. a frame or casing, a plunger mounted to slide with reciprocating movement in said frame, a corkscrew carried by said plunger and having a bearing thereon for rotation thereof, means for rotating said corkscrew as it is reciprocated, a bottle-pusher having a straight stem mounted to reciprocate in said frame adjacent to said corkscrew and carrying a row of rack-teeth, a shaft journaled in said frame and connected to an operatinglever, means connecting said shaft and plunger for moving the latter in one direction during the first part of the rotation of the former, a sectorshaped element rigid with said shaft having pinion-teeth on a portion of its arc to engage the rack-teeth on the pusher-stem and move the pusher in the same direction during the further rotation of the shaft, a locker pivoted in said frame, the remainder of the are of the sector-shaped element being smooth and of sufiicient length and adapted to continuously engage said locker during that portion only of the rotation of said shaft in which the plunger is moved, whereby said locker is held in engagement with said pusher to positively retain the latter against mevernentduring the movement of the plunger, and is released from said engagement when the plunger is at the end of its movement, and the teeth on the sector-shaped element are at the commencement of their engagement with the teeth on the pusher-stem.

4. In a cork-extractor, a-frame or casing, a plunger mounted to slide with reciprocating movement in said frame, a corkscrew carried by said plunger and having a bearing thereon for rotation thereof, means for rotating said corkscrew as it is reciprocated, a bottle-pusher having a straight stem mounted to reciprocate in said frame adjacent to said corkscrew and carrying a row of rack-teeth, a shaft journaled in said frame and connected to an operating lever, means connecting said shaft and plunger for moving the latter in one direction during the first part of the rotation of the former, a sector-shaped element rigid with said shaft having pinion-teeth on a portion of its arc to engage the rack-teeth on the pusher-stem and move the pusher in the same direction during thefurther rotation of the shaft, a locker pivoted in said frame, the remainder of the arc of the sector-shaped ele ment being smooth and of suiiicient length and adapted to continuously engage said iocker during that portion only of the rotation of said shaft in which the plunger is moved, whereby said locker is held in engagement with said pusher to positively retain the latter against movement during the movement of the plunger, and is released from said engagement when the plunger is at the end of its movement, and the teeth on the sectorshaped element are at'the commencement of their engagement with the teeth on the pusherstem, the pinion-tooth next adjacent to the smooth portion of the are of the sector-shaped element being in contact with said locker previous to the rotation of the shaft, whereby the locker forms a stop for the shaft against reverse rotation when the latter is in its normal position previous to rotation.

5. In a cork-extractor, a frame or easing, a plunger mounted to slide with reciprocating movement in said frame, a corkscrew carried by said pinnger and having a bearing thereon for rotation thereof, means for rotating said corkscrew as it is reciprocated, a bottle-pusher having a straight stem mounted to reciprocate in said frame adjacent to said corkscrew and carrying a row of rack-teeth, a shaft journaled in said frame and connected to an operating-lever, means connecting said shaft and plunger for moving the iatter in one di rection during the first part of the rotation of the former, a sector-shaped element rigid with said shaft having pinion-teeth on a por- 'tion of its are to engage the rack teeth on the pusher-stem and move the pusher in the same direction during the further rotation of the shaft, a locker pivoted in said frame, there mainder of the arc of the sector-shaped element being smooth and of sufficient length and adapted to continuously engage said locker during that portion only of the rotation of said shaft in which the plunger is moved, whereby-said locker is held in engagement with said pusher to positively retain the latter against movement during the movement of the plunger, and is released from said engagement when the plunger is at the end of its movement, and the teeth on the sector-shaped element are at the commencement of their engagement with the teeth on the pusherstem, a projection at the end of the plunger and a projection on said shaft so positioned.

as to come into contact with the projection on the plunger at the end of the movement of the pusher and thereby form a stop against any further rotation of the shaft in the same direction.

Signed at Peekskill, in the county of Westchester and State of New York, this 4th day of November, A. D. 1903.

' JULIUS BROWN. Witnesses:

Gns'mv BROWN, Gussm KNIFFEN. 

